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dimensions of the reclining Buddha, supposedly the biggest in the world (longer than the one in Bangkok). this temple is about an hour's drive from Yangon50 views
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check out the Buddha's feet50 views
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chuck sitting in the car we had rented while i'm taking photos50 views
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women lined up on the roadside to collect alms, just before entering Inle50 views
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Intha fisherman on Inle lake rowing standing up with one leg50 views
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a floating house on the Tonle Sap lake - it's the largest freshwater lake in southeast asia49 views
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a restaurant/men's hang out spot, on the lake49 views
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a little girl canoeing her family49 views
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a floating church49 views
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young novice monks49 views
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lunch at a small charming Nepalese restaurant in Kalaw. we ordered a bottle of local "wine"49 views
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the town of Kalaw. it's an old colonial British hillstation, about 4500 ft above sea-level. the temperature's nice and cool, and its a quiet and charming little place49 views
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hmm, which way is Bangladesh from here?49 views
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as foreigners, we had to pay a special fee to enter the Inle area49 views
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here comes the barge that everyone's been waiting for. shaped like a mythical bird, it's carrying 4 buddha images from the 12th century (except over the years, devotees have been plastering them with gold leaf so they're shapeless lumps now)49 views
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chilling out with Myanmar beer, a long leisurely lunch by the lakeside. Yangon has many lakes, and wide tree-lined boulevards - such a green old-world city48 views
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we were on our boat on Inle Lake at 5 am. this day was the culmination of the Phaung Daw U festival, which takes place here over a period of 20 days, and is the biggest festival of the year in Shan State48 views
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the leg-rowing boat competition has started. the Intha men (who live on Inle Lake) row standing up, with one leg. each of the procession boats has people playing music, drumming, singing while the rowers row away in unison with their legs48 views
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